mottled
pronunciation
How to pronounce mottled in British English:
UK [ˈmɒtld]
How to pronounce mottled in American English:
US [ˈmɑtld]
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- Adjective:
- having spots or patches of color
Word Origin
- mottled (adj.)
- 1670s, past participle adjective; see mottle (v.).
Example
- 1. Bushes still remain some mottled blood .
- 2. As I held my dad 's soft , mottled hand , I vainly wished him a similar merciful death .
- 3. The footage shows health care workers pulling on the mottled , loose skin of a crying child 's stomach and another child on an intravenous drip .
- 4. Herb of southwestern united states having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green .
- 5. But as beautiful as the milky way appears , its emission must be removed if scientists are to get an even better view of its mottled backdrop , coloured here in magenta and yellow .